C2 noun #57,395 most common

dug

UK /dʌɡ/ | US /dʌɡ/

To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.

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  • (verb) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
  • (verb) To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up.
  • (verb) To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore.

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
  2. 2
    verb To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up.
  3. 3
    verb To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore.
  4. 4
    verb To work like a digger; to study ploddingly and laboriously.
  5. 5
    verb To investigate, to research, often followed by out or up.
  6. 6
    verb To thrust; to poke.
  7. 7
    verb To defend against an attack hit by the opposing team by successfully passing the ball
  8. 8
    verb To understand or show interest in.
  9. 9
    verb To appreciate, or like.

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